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Official Journal of the European Union, C 325, 15 September 2023
Official Journal of the European Union, C 325, 15 September 2023
Official Journal of the European Union, C 325, 15 September 2023
ISSN 1977-091X |
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Official Journal of the European Union |
C 325 |
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English edition |
Information and Notices |
Volume 66 |
Contents |
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II Information |
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INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES |
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European Commission |
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2023/C 325/01 |
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.11197 – SCL / ETHIAS / ETHIAS LEASE JV) ( 1 ) |
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2023/C 325/02 |
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.11207 – RENRE / VALIDUS RE / ALPHACAT / TALBOT) ( 1 ) |
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2023/C 325/03 |
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.11226 – DIGITALBRIDGE / OMERS / BEANFIELD) ( 1 ) |
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IV Notices |
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NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES |
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Council |
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2023/C 325/04 |
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European Commission |
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2023/C 325/05 |
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V Announcements |
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PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY |
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European Commission |
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2023/C 325/06 |
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11225 – APOLLO / APPLUS) – Candidate case for simplified procedure ( 1 ) |
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2023/C 325/07 |
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11256 – SHELL / EGO) – Candidate case for simplified procedure ( 1 ) |
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(1) Text with EEA relevance. |
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II Information
INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES
European Commission
15.9.2023 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 325/1 |
Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.11197 – SCL / ETHIAS / ETHIAS LEASE JV)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2023/C 325/01)
On 24 August 2023, the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to declare it compatible with the internal market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1). The full text of the decision is available only in English and will be made public after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:
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in the merger section of the ‘Competition policy’ website of the Commission (https://competition-cases.ec.europa.eu/search). This website provides various facilities to help locate individual merger decisions, including company, case number, date and sectoral indexes, |
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in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/homepage.html?locale=en) under document number 32023M11197. EUR-Lex is the online point of access to European Union law. |
15.9.2023 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 325/2 |
Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.11207 – RENRE / VALIDUS RE / ALPHACAT / TALBOT)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2023/C 325/02)
On 30 August 2023, the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to declare it compatible with the internal market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1). The full text of the decision is available only in English and will be made public after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:
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in the merger section of the ‘Competition policy’ website of the Commission (https://competition-cases.ec.europa.eu/search). This website provides various facilities to help locate individual merger decisions, including company, case number, date and sectoral indexes, |
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in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/homepage.html?locale=en) under document number 32023M11207. EUR-Lex is the online point of access to European Union law. |
15.9.2023 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 325/3 |
Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.11226 – DIGITALBRIDGE / OMERS / BEANFIELD)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2023/C 325/03)
On 5 September 2023, the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to declare it compatible with the internal market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1). The full text of the decision is available only in English and will be made public after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:
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in the merger section of the ‘Competition policy’ website of the Commission (https://competition-cases.ec.europa.eu/search). This website provides various facilities to help locate individual merger decisions, including company, case number, date and sectoral indexes, |
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in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/homepage.html?locale=en) under document number 32023M11226. EUR-Lex is the online point of access to European Union law. |
IV Notices
NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES
Council
15.9.2023 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 325/4 |
Notice for the attention of persons and entities subject to the restrictive measures provided for in Council Decision 2010/413/CFSP and Council Regulation (EU) No 267/2012 concerning restrictive measures against Iran
(2023/C 325/04)
The following information is brought to the attention of Mohammad ESLAMI, Reza-Gholi ESMAELI, Mohsen HOJATI, Naser MALEKI, Mohammad Reza NAQDI, Mohammad Baqer ZOLQADR, Ali Akbar AHMADIAN, Mehrdad AKHLAGHI-KETABACHI, Ali Akbar TABATABAEI, Fereidoun ABASSI-DAVANI, Azim AGHAJANI, Ahmad DERAKHSHANDEH, Morteza BAHMANYAR, Morteza REZAIE, Mohammad Mehdi Nejad NOURI, Yahya Rahim SAFAVI, Hossein SALAMI, Mohammad Reza ZAHEDI, Ahmad Vahid DASTJERDI, FATER INSTITUTE, GHARAGAHE SAZANDEGI GHAEM, GHORB KARBALA, KHATAM AL-ANBIYA CONSTRUCTION HEADQUARTERS, MAKIN INSTITUTE, RAH SAHEL, RAHAB ENGINEERING INSTITUTE, SEPANIR OIL AND GAS ENERGY ENGINEERING COMPANY, SEPASAD ENGINEERING COMPANY, Naval Defense Missile Industry Group (a.k.a. Cruise Missile Industry Group), Defence Technology and Science Research Centre (DTSRC), ELECTRO SANAM COMPANY, ETTEHAD TECHNICAL GROUP, FAJR INDUSTRIAL GROUP (a.k.a. Industrial Factories of Precision Machinery (IFP)), FARAYAND TECHNIQUE, 7TH OF TIR, AMIN INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX, Ammunition and metallurgy industries group (AMIG), Armament industries group (AIG), DEFENSE INDUSTRIES ORGANIZATION, KAVEH CUTTING TOOLS COMPANY, KHORASAN METALLURGY INDUSTRIES, SHAHID SAYYADE SHIRAZI INDUSTRIES, JOZA INDUSTRIAL Co., Kalaye Electric Company (KEC), M BABAIE INDUSTRIES, MALEK ASHTAR UNIVERSITY, MIZAN MACHINERY MANUFACTURING, NIRU BATTERY MANUFACTURING COMPANY, PARCHIN CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES, SAFETY EQUIPMENT PROCUREMENT COMPANY, SANAM INDUSTRIAL GROUP, SHO’A ’AVIATION, SPECIAL INDUSTRIES GROUP/ Ministry of Defense Special industries Group Special Industries Organization (SIO), YAZD METALLURGY INDUSTRIES, BEHINEH TRADING Co., GHORB NOOH, HARA COMPANY, OMRAN SAHEL, ORIENTAL OIL KISH, PARS AVIATION SERVICES COMPANY, QODS AERONAUTICS INDUSTRIES, SAHEL CONSULTANT ENGINEERS, Shahid Baheri Industrial Group (SBIG), Shahid Hemmat Industries Group (SHIG) (a.k.a. Sahand Aluminum Parts Industrial Company (SAPICO)), SHAHID KHARRAZI INDUSTRIES, SHAHID SATTARI INDUSTRIES, YA MAHDI INDUSTRIES GROUP, IMENSAZAN CONSULTANT ENGINEERS INSTITUTE and YAS AIR, persons and entities listed in Annex I to Council Decision 2010/413/CFSP (1) and in Annex VIII to Council Regulation (EU) No 267/2012 (2) concerning restrictive measures against Iran.
Pursuant to the procedure laid down in paragraph 36 of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) of 14 July 2015, the Council considers that the EU has valid grounds for maintaining after JCPOA 'Transition Day' the restrictive measures against certain persons and entities listed in Annex I to Council Decision 2010/413/CFSP and Annex VIII to Council Regulation (EU) No 267/2012.
Therefore, the Council intends to transfer the names of those persons and entities from Annex I to Annex II to Council Decision 2010/413/CFSP and from Annex VIII to Annex IX to Council Regulation (EU) No 267/2012 concerning restrictive measures against Iran. The persons and entities concerned are hereby informed that they may submit a request to the Council to obtain the intended statements of reasons for their designation, by 22 September 2023 , to the following address:
Council of the European Union |
General Secretariat |
RELEX.1 |
Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 175 |
1048 Bruxelles/Brussel |
BELGIQUE/BELGIË |
Email: sanctions@consilium.europa.eu
European Commission
15.9.2023 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 325/6 |
1 euro =
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Currency |
Exchange rate |
USD |
US dollar |
1,0730 |
JPY |
Japanese yen |
158,13 |
DKK |
Danish krone |
7,4601 |
GBP |
Pound sterling |
0,85995 |
SEK |
Swedish krona |
11,9500 |
CHF |
Swiss franc |
0,9588 |
ISK |
Iceland króna |
145,30 |
NOK |
Norwegian krone |
11,5038 |
BGN |
Bulgarian lev |
1,9558 |
CZK |
Czech koruna |
24,468 |
HUF |
Hungarian forint |
384,30 |
PLN |
Polish zloty |
4,6275 |
RON |
Romanian leu |
4,9703 |
TRY |
Turkish lira |
28,9191 |
AUD |
Australian dollar |
1,6648 |
CAD |
Canadian dollar |
1,4505 |
HKD |
Hong Kong dollar |
8,3998 |
NZD |
New Zealand dollar |
1,8097 |
SGD |
Singapore dollar |
1,4601 |
KRW |
South Korean won |
1 422,44 |
ZAR |
South African rand |
20,3109 |
CNY |
Chinese yuan renminbi |
7,8093 |
IDR |
Indonesian rupiah |
16 475,95 |
MYR |
Malaysian ringgit |
5,0238 |
PHP |
Philippine peso |
60,828 |
RUB |
Russian rouble |
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THB |
Thai baht |
38,387 |
BRL |
Brazilian real |
5,2652 |
MXN |
Mexican peso |
18,4079 |
INR |
Indian rupee |
89,0530 |
(1) Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
V Announcements
PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY
European Commission
15.9.2023 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 325/7 |
Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.11225 – APOLLO / APPLUS)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2023/C 325/06)
1.
On 8 September 2023, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1).This notification concerns the following undertakings:
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Apollo Management X, L.P. (‘Apollo Management X’, USA), controlled by Apollo Global Management Inc. (‘AGM’, USA) |
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Applus Services, S.A. (‘Applus’, Spain) |
Apollo Management X will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of Applus.
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are the following:
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Apollo Management X is a company belonging to AGM, a global alternative asset manager headquartered in New York City. AGM provides innovative capital solutions to businesses and invests in all parts of the capital structure and in a number of industries, including natural resources, manufacturing and industrial, education, insurance, financial services, and leisure businesses. |
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Applus is a public company headquartered in Barcelona and active worldwide in the provision of testing, inspection, and certification (TIC) services. Applus was created in Barcelona in 1996 within the Agbar Group. The activities carried out by Applus are framed within the following four business lines: (i) Automotive; (ii) Energy and Industry; (iii) Idiada Division; and (iv) Applus Laboratories. |
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On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved.Pursuant to the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (2) it should be noted that this case is a candidate for treatment under the procedure set out in the Notice.
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The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed operation to the Commission.Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. The following reference should always be specified:
M.11225 – APOLLO / APPLUS
Observations can be sent to the Commission by email or by post. Please use the contact details below:
Email: COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu
Postal address:
European Commission |
Directorate-General for Competition |
Merger Registry |
1049 Bruxelles/Brussel |
BELGIQUE/BELGIË |
(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 (the ‘Merger Regulation’).
15.9.2023 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 325/9 |
Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.11256 – SHELL / EGO)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2023/C 325/07)
1.
On 7 September 2023, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1).This notification concerns the following undertakings:
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Shell Italia Holding S.p.A. (Italy), controlled by Shell plc. (‘Shell Group’, United Kingdom), |
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EGO S.r.l. (‘EGO’, Italy). |
Shell will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of EGO.
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of quotas.
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are the following:
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Shell Group is mainly active in oil and gas exploration, production and supply of oil products and chemicals, as well as in the sale of renewable energy products, |
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EGO is mainly active in electricity trading. |
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On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved.Pursuant to the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (2) it should be noted that this case is a candidate for treatment under the procedure set out in the Notice.
4.
The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed operation to the Commission.Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. The following reference should always be specified:
M.11256 – SHELL / EGO
Observations can be sent to the Commission by email or by post. Please use the contact details below:
Email: COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu
Postal address:
European Commission |
Directorate-General for Competition |
Merger Registry |
1049 Bruxelles/Brussel |
BELGIQUE/BELGIË |
(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 (the ‘Merger Regulation’).